The National Poetry Slam is actively seeking sponsors to help contribute to our show needs, poet hospitality, and operational costs. For details on how to sponsor the National Poetry Slam, please contact our Development Director, Michael Monroe, at mmonroe@nps2011.poetryslam.com.
National Poetry Slam 2011 Sponsorship Levels:
Gwendolyn Brooks
$10,000+ Donors receive:
• The option to place logo on NPS posters
• The option to place logo on NPS fliers
• The option to place a logo and link on www.nps2011.poetryslam.com
• Identification as the official host of one or more special events (specialty slam, workshop, afterparty)
• 4 festival passes (access to all competition events and day and late-night events)
• Full-page advertisement in festival program
• Recognition from finals stage
• Recognition from semi-finals stages
• Recognition from preliminary stages
• Recognition at day events
• Materials inclusion in poet gift bags
• Letter of recognition from the Cambridge Cultural Arts Council
Pablo Neruda
$5,000 – $9,999 Donors receive:
• The option to place logo on NPS posters
• The option to place logo on NPS fliers
• The option to place a logo and link on www.nps2011.poetryslam.com
• Identification as the official host of a special event (specialty slam, workshop, afterparty)
• 4 festival passes (access to all competition events and day and late-night events)
• Half-page advertisement in festival program
• Recognition from finals stage
• Recognition from semi-finals stages
• Recognition from preliminary stages
• Materials inclusion in poet gift bags
• Letter of recognition from the Cambridge Cultural Arts Council
Sylvia Plath
$2,500 – $4,999 Donors Receive:
• The option to place logo on NPS posters
• The option to place a logo and link on www.nps2011.poetryslam.com
• 2 festival passes (access to all competition events and day and late-night events)
• Half-page advertisement in festival program
• Recognition from semi-finals stages
• Recognition from preliminary stages
• Materials inclusion in poet gift bags
• Letter of recognition from the Cambridge Cultural Arts Council
Theodor Seuss Geisel
$1000 – $2,499 Donors Receive:
• The option to place logo on NPS posters
• The option to place a logo and link on www.nps2011.poetryslam.com
• 2 festival passes (access to all competition events and day and late-night events)
• One-third-page prominently placed advertisement in festival program
• Recognition from preliminary stages
• Materials inclusion in poet gift bags
Allen Ginsberg
$500 – $999 Donors Receive:
• The option to place a logo and link on www.nps2011.poetryslam.com
• 2 festival passes (access to all competition events and day and late-night events)
• One-third-page prominently placed advertisement in festival program
• Recognition from preliminary stages
• Materials inclusion in poet gift bags
Audre Lorde
$200 – $499 Donors receive:
• The option to place a logo and link on www.nps2011.poetryslam.com
• One-third-page advertisement in festival program
• Recognition from preliminary stages
• Materials inclusion in poet gift bags
Charles Bukowski
$25 – $199 Donors Receive:
• The option to place a logo and link on www.nps2011.poetryslam.com
• One-sixth-page advertisement in festival program
• Recognition from preliminary stages
• Materials inclusion in poet gift bags
Product & In-Kind Donations:
Product and in-kind donations at or above a defined sponsorship level may receive the same benefit that level of sponsorship outlines. Product donors will always receive at least:
• The option to place a logo and link on www.nps2011.poetryslam.com
• Business-card-sized advertisement in festival program
• Materials inclusion in poet gift bags
For more information, please contact our Development Director, Michael Monroe, at mmonroe@nps2011.poetryslam.com.